The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-20
GOV. cAURch'S REPORT.
Extracts from Gov. Church'S Re-
port--Division and Admission
Territorial Indebtedness and
Credit--The Wheat Crop.

Bismarck Oak, Special Telegram Oct. ID.
Gov. Church's annual report or message
to the secretary OF the interior is nearly
completed and will be mailed to Washing
ton as soon as possible. 1t bristles with
facts and interesting information to people
OF the "Eifete East" OF Dakota and its re-
sources.
Among the salient points are his recon-
mendations as to an increase in the judi
eiary and Sioux reservation. and his COM
meuts on division and admission OF the
territory. He recommends two addition
al Judges. He endorses Dawes bill and
hopes that it may pass, and the great res
ervation be opened up, in part,
at least. On the division question
he takes on stand pro or con,
beyond the suggestion that some action
should be taken whether it be division or
statehood or admission without division.
Dakota is, he thinks, entitled to the right
to make her own laws and enjoy some
thing more than the legislation peculiar to
a territorial form of government. edoes
not oppose division or say anything that
is Objectionable to the divisonists or the
friends OF admission without division. An
Interesting portion OF his report is the
statement from Treasurer Raymond. This
report shows
HE lOIAL BONDEO lNDEBlEDNESS
OF the territory at this date to be S ,09S,-
500 expended in building and furnishing
the following public institutions:
Insane hospital at Yankton, $170, 600;
deaf mute school at Sioux Falls, Sol, 900;
University OF North Dakota, $4,000;
University OF South Dakota, So, o0a;
pcnitentiary at Sioux Falls, S44, 800; peni-
Tertiary at Bismarck, 500, 600 agricult-
ural college at Brookings, s97,5
insane hospital at jamestown, 1896, 600;
normal school, Madison, $40, 400;
school OF mines, Rapid City, S33, 900; re-
form school, Plankinton. $50, 900; nor
nal school, Spearfish, S25, 900. Refund
ing bonds to refund 6 per cents into four
and hall and tive-twenties, $50, 900.
In speaking of the general credit OF the
territory the treasurer SAYS
The highest bids for bonds authorized
by the last legislature was par and fifty.
two tundredths OF one per cent pre-
miums. Fivesixths OF the bonds sold
draw Jour and half per cent interest, the
balance, = per cent, subject to the
option clause to redeem in five to ten
years. This clause was Il great hindrance
in the sale OF the bonds. This fact, coup
led with the other TACT that Dakota is still
a territory and the date OF admission into
the Union uncertain, made investors over
ly cautious. This timidity existed in spite
OF our showing that we had Sl,51O, 600
assets for every 81, 900 we owe. l make
the prediction when Dakota becomes a
state that three per cent bonds will
sell more readily than the AZ per
cents did. We have conclusive proof that
her credit is better than many Of the
states and rich municipalities OF the East.
Even ST. Paul, with all her resources, and
moneyed power sold her AZ per cent. bonds
about the same time at 1900 per cent
less premium than territorial bonds. The
assessed valuation is reported at over
S137, 100000 as against 1872, 900, 900 III
1856.
The wheat crop is given as the largest in
the history of the territory, approximate
ing sixty million bushels, and the popula-
ton on the basis of the United States
land office and other figures showing about
ninety thousand new people for the twelve
months.